National Women's Small Business Month 2026: What the Access-to-Capital Data Actually Shows
Women-owned firms get fully funded 26% of the time versus 36% for men. The more useful finding is where in the process that gap actually opens up.
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On entrepreneurship.
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Sara Blakely: Building a Billion-Dollar Brand on Her Own Terms
Sara Blakely founded Spanx with $5,000 and no outside funding. How she bootstrapped a billion-dollar brand and became a self-made female billionaire.
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Oprah Winfrey: Building a Billion-Dollar Media and Business Empire
How Oprah Winfrey turned a daytime talk show into a media empire, became a billionaire, and reshaped business influence in publishing, film, and television.
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